The 2019 animated film (released as The Addams Family ) breathed new life into the iconic, macabre household. Directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan , the film serves as a gateway for a new generation while leaning heavily into the original aesthetic of creator Charles Addams . Plot Overview
The story begins with an origin tale: newlyweds are chased out of their homeland by an angry mob and settle in an abandoned mental asylum in New Jersey . Thirteen years later, their peaceful, gloomy seclusion is threatened by Margaux Needler , a reality TV host building a "perfect" planned community called "Assimilation". Los locos Addams (2019)
Unlike the live-action films of the 90s, this version used 3D animation to mirror Charles Addams’ original New Yorker comic strips—characterized by Gomez’s shorter, squat appearance and Wednesday’s more somber look. The 2019 animated film (released as The Addams